Pakistan: 2018 Measles

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Source: http://menafn.com/1096540036/Pakistan-Measles-epidemic-claims-third-life-in-Upper-Dir


Pakistan- Measles epidemic claims third life in Upper Dir
Date
3/2/2018 2:26:10 PM


(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) DIR, 02 March: As many as four children have died due to outbreak of measles in Katan Payen and Charkom areas of district Upper Dir during the last couple of days, raising concerns among the villagers.

According to local residents, a two-year old minor girl died on Friday in Katan Payen area. Three more children have died in the past few days in the two villages including two sons of one, Waheedullah...

 

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/210537/12-children-die-measles-shikarpur/

12 children die of measles in Shikarpur
Our Correspondent
March 5, 2018

SHIKARPUR: Larkana commissioner Muhammad Abbas Baloch censured Shikarpur district health officer Dr Zulfikar Abro at a meeting on Sunday after he was told about the death of 12 children from a measles outbreak in the area, said a statement.

According to the statement issued by Shikarpur district information officer Muhammad Abbas Baloch, the commissioner expressed his great concern over the poor performance of health officers and censured them when he came to know about the death of 12 children due to measles. DHO Zulfikar Abro was told to submit a report fixing responsibility for the deaths...

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Source: https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2018/03/three-children-die-anti-measles-vaccine-nawabshah/

Three children die after anti-measles vaccine in Nawabshah
March 4, 2018
By:Samaa Web Desk
Published in Health, Pakistan


NAWABSHAH: Three infants died and five were hospitalized in critical condition after anti-measles vaccine was administered to them in Nawabshah.

According to our correspondent, the incident occurred after a team of health workers allegedly administered expired measles vaccines to the children in Saeedabad area of Nawabshah.

The vaccine destabilized health of at least eight children who were rushed to civil hospital Nawabshah were three children died, family members of the victims said.

Doctors believe that expired vaccines are the reason behind the deaths, but district health officials and the vaccination teams have denied it...

 

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Source: https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2018/03/measles-outbreak-kills-six-children-badin/


Measles outbreak kills six children in Badin
March 6, 2018
By:Samaa Web Desk

BADIN: At least six children have lost their lives in a week after measles outbreak in Badin district of Sindh.

According to our correspondent, the disease has affected more than 40 children in a Rato Kolhi viallage of Badin, claiming lives of seven children in last seven days.

Teams of doctors were dispatched to the village after the deaths were reported.

Doctors fear that the disease could potentially spread and turn into an epidemic, despite anti-measles vaccination campaign by Sindh health authorities...

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/06/measles-claim-more-eight-lives-in-sindh/

Measles claim more eight lives in Sindh
Karachi
7 hours ago BY PPI

KARACHI: As many as eight children have died from vaccine-preventable disease, measles, in Sindh province while more than 100 others were also affected from this disease this year so far.

Sindh Health Services Director General Dr Akhlaq Khan said eight children have already died of measles in the province so far of which four deaths were reported from Badin and four from suburban areas of Hyderabad. He said these deaths were confirmed after clinical investigation...

 

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/17/five-thari-children-die-of-measles-malnutrition/



Five Thari children die of measles, malnutrition
4 hours ago BY News Desk

The misery of the people of Tharparkar continues after an outbreak of measles and malnutrition killed five children in the impoverished area of Sindh.

According to sources, the latest casualties that took place at Mithi Civil Hospital had taken the total number of infant deaths in Thar district to 123 this year.

Talking to reporters, the parents of the deceased children said that measles and other infectious diseases had claimed the lives of their children. They alleged that the lacklustre attitude of doctors and the absence of vital drugs were the main factors behind the deaths.

The district health officer (DHO) and the hospital?s civil surgeon could not be reached for their comment on the issue, despite repeated attempts...

 

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1664398/1-10-children-die-measles-sindh/


The Express Tribune > Pakistan > Sindh
10 more children die of measles in Sindh
By Our Correspondent
Published: March 20, 2018


The measles virus reportedly claimed 10 more lives in two days in different districts of Sindh, adding to dozens of deaths since the apparent outbreak began last month. Six children died on Sunday and four others on Monday.

The district and sessions court in Shikarpur, where 10 children have died in Khanpur taluka including three in the last two days, has taken notice and assigned an inquiry to a civil judge on Monday.

In Khanpur?s Garhi Ayub village, five-year-old Asif, son of Abdul Rasheed, three-year-old Fozia, daughter of Abdul Jabbar, and five-year-old Mujahid, son of Sikandar Ali, died in two days. Ten children have died in the taluka during the past three weeks due to the illness symptomatic of measles, local residents claim...

 

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Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/189026-measles-outbreak-claims-lives-of-four-children-in-swat


Sunday Apr 01 2018
GEO NEWS
Measles outbreak claims lives of four children in Swat

SWAT: Four children lost their lives due to a measles outbreak in the Bahrain tehsil of Swat.

According to Bahrain Nazim Habibullah, thirteen other affected children were shifted to Saidu Sharif Hospital in Swat.

Habibullah added that the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) teams failed to carry out vaccination in the area, which resulted in the outbreak...

 

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1398953/measles-cases-on-the-rise-in-several-districts-in-sindh

Measles cases on the rise in several districts in Sindh
Ghulam Hussain KhawajaUpdated April 02, 2018

THATTA: Several hundred children with symptoms of measles have been taken to government and private health facilities in Thatta, Sujawal and other districts as the entire Sindh has been in the grip of sizzling weather conditions over the past week.

Facts and figures collected by this reporter from Thatta and Sujawal districts? health facilities suggested that over 200 such cases were reported and scores of them were admitted for treatment. Families of eight children, who died during treatment, claimed that the cause of their death was measles but health department officials attributed most of them to complications resulting from inappropriate traditional treatment opted by the families before consulting doctors...

 

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/16/measles-claims-5-kids-in-chaghi/


Measles claims 5 lives in Chaghi
National
2 hours ago BY Online

CHAGHI: As many as 5 children have died while several others are in critical condition due to outbreak of measles virus in Chaghi.

The teams of Health Department have not moved to the affected areas yet. As per reports, 5 children have lost their lives due to the spread of the measles virus in Chaghi while the condition of several others is critical because of this disease...

 

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/229369/measles-claims-two-more-lives/

Measles claims two more lives
Our Correspondent
April 18, 2018

LARKANA: Two children died due to measles on Tuesday. Reportedly, the siblings, 8 years old Sakina and 7 years old Raja, were infected with the disease a week ago...

 

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/231342/four-children-die-in-measles-outbreak/

Sindh
Four children die in measles outbreak
Our Correspondent
April 23, 2018

DADU: At least four children lost their lives on Saturday in the villages of Dadu district.

Five-month-old Uzairan and four-month-old Qadir died in Gul Muhammad Shah village.

While four-year-old Shazia Birohi died in Mado village on Sunday.

Reportedly, 12-month-old Salma died while 22 others were admitted in the civil hospital after a fresh measles outbreak in Wahid Bux Lund village.

Meanwhile, the villagers held a demonstration against health department for not appointing doctors for the treatment of infected children...

 

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/231715/three-children-die-of-measles/

Three children die of measles
Our Correspondent
April 24, 2018

KHAIRPUR: At least three children lost their lives on Monday due to fresh measles outbreak.

Reportedly, three-year-old Nadeem Sodhar and four-year-old Maqbool Ali, died in Bozdar wada village while a child named Siraj Ahmed died in Mubarak Channer village.

The villagers claimed that at least six children died while others are suffering.

They demanded health department to appoint doctors in their village for the treatment...

 

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Five Children Die, Several Affected Of Measles In Ghotki

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) 23 hours ago Mon 30th April 2018 | 07:35 PM
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Ghotki, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Apr, 2018) : At least five children died and dozens others fell seriously sick due to measles outbreak in various areas of Ghotki. Sources said that the epidemic measles went uncontrolled due to lack of interest of the authorities concerned.
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https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/five-children-die-several-affected-of-measle-332162.html

 

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SINDH

Five more children die of measles

Our Correspondent
MAY 2, 2018

KHAIRPUR: At least five children died on Tuesday due to an outbreak of highly contagious measles across the region of Khairpur.
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Three children of a labourer, Moro Mengwar, died at Rajanpur village while others, belonging to nearby villages, are suffering from the deadly disease. Villagers claimed that the health department had not provided treatment to the affected children.
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Two children, three-year-old Alisha and eight-month-old Sameen, died in the village of Amanullah Jagirani due to measles. The villagers pleaded with the health department to treat the affected children.
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https://dailytimes.com.pk/234858/five-more-children-die-of-measles/

 

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/244336/four-more-children-die-in-measles-outbreak/

Sindh
Four more children die in measles outbreak
Abdul Mateen Mahar
May 25, 2018

KHAIRPUR: Four more children died on Thursday due to an outbreak of highly contagious measles in Ubaro, a town in Ghotki District and Faiz Gunj, a taluka of Khairpur district.

Reportedly, the virus has spread across Khairpur, Sukkur, Ghotki, Naushahro Feroze districts. Many children have died while hundreds are suffering from the deadly virus. Three children namely two-year-old Muhammad Yamin, one-year-old Ahsan Ahmed and three-year-old Ghulam Yamin died in RB Malik village while eight-year-old Suriya died in Rasool Bux village.

Meanwhile, the villagers appealed high authorities to send a team of doctors to the affected villages for immediate treatment...

 

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1719116/1-measles-claims-lives-seven-children-ghotki-kashmore/



The Express Tribune > Pakistan > Sindh
Measles claims lives of seven children in Ghotki, Kashmore
By Our Correspondent
Published: May 25, 2018

HYDERABAD:
The measles virus claimed the lives of seven children in Kashmore-Kandhkot and Ghotki districts on Thursday. Four deaths were reported from the former and three from the latter.

Two-year-old Riaz Malik, three-year-old Sadori Malik and four-year-old Ayesha Marwari died after being infected with measles for around a week in Wazir Khan Bijarani village in Kashmore-Kandhkot. The fourth death of two-year-old Shamail Malik occurred in a suburban locality of Tangwani taluka in the same district.

District Health Officer Dr Kartar Lal told the local media that measles cases are being reported from different parts of Tangwani area. He added that the medical teams have been sent to the area to treat the ailing children and immunise others...

 

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Source: https://nation.com.pk/08-Jun-2018/12-die-of-measles-in-a-month


12 die of measles in a month
Sohail Khan

June 08, 2018

Bahawalnagar - Measles onslaught continued unabated as the death toll rose to 12 during the last one month. The people cried foul at indifference of health authorities. Basti Islamabad and Bheni Shiekhan Wali are under serious onslaught of measles as 12 children died of the disease during one month. The victims Afshan, 5, Arslan, 2, Farman, 3, Sadam, 3, zaman, 2, Neelum, 2, Aalia, 9 months, Ajwa, 2, Ahmad, 1, Nadia, 10, six months old Ishrat and Adeel, 4, have died of the disease. The families of victims claimed that their children were never vaccinated.

The threat of outbreak of deadly disease looming large and wave of fear spread all around. If remedial measures are not immediately taken, more deaths are feared. They also staged a protest demonstration against health authorities...

 

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/254772/three-more-children-die-in-measles-outbreak/

Three more children die in measles outbreak
Our Correspondent
June 19, 2018

KHAIRPUR: Three more children died on Sunday due to an outbreak of highly contagious measles in Saleh Pat, a town of Sukkur District in Sindh province.

Reportedly, the children including Tahira Mangsi, Majida Mangsi and Maryam Mangsi died in Mangsi Mohalla as the virus has spread across the region, and infected dozens of children. The villagers have repeatedly appealed to the district administration of Sukkur to dispatch teams of doctors to their villages for vaccinating the children

 

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1759059/1-three-children-infected-measles/


The Express Tribune > Pakistan > Punjab
Three children infected with measles
By Our Correspondent
Published: July 16, 2018

MULTAN:
At least three children have been infected with measles in Multan on Sunday, Express News reported.

Doctors at Children?s Complex said that two-year-old Hassan, three-year-old Haleema and nine-month-old Waqar were admitted to the health facility after catching the virus. They said all the victims were being provided treatment and were being kept in the isolation ward at the hospital.

Earlier, a report released by the World Health Organisation revealed that 5,871 cases of measles were reported in Pakistan in 2016. The figure almost doubled in 2017 to 10,540 cases, while laboratory tests confirmed 2,806 and 6,437 reported cases in 2016 and 2017 respectively...

 

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/288701/infant-dies-of-measles-in-drought-hit-achro-thar/

Infant dies of measles in drought-hit Achro Thar
Zulfiqar Kunbhar
August 27, 2018

In what appears to be first reported case during ongoing season, an infant died of measles in Sanghar?s drought hit Achro Thar Desert.

According to local sources, there is a possibility of measles outbreak in the area as there are several children who have been affected from the infection.

As per details, 18-month old Saahar, son of Nagar Rajar was resident of Thurahoo village in Union Council (UC) Kamil Hingoro. The infant passed away on Saturday...

 

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/36...ote-village-in-torghar-after-measles-outbreak

Teams sent to remote village in Torghar after measles outbreak
Our Correspondent
September 13, 2018

MANSEHRA: District Health Officer, Torghar, Dr Naeem Awan, on Wednesday said they had dispatched mobile health teams to Mera Madakhail village where measles outbreak claimed the life of a young boy and left scores of others infected.

?We have dispatched teams to the village where measles epidemic has broken out but parents are still reluctant to get children vaccinated against it,? Dr Naeem Awan told reporters...